Chapter 11 of The Man Who Ended War is here in full — 319 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Man Who Ended War is here in full — 319 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As the horses started up, Dorothy refuted Tom’s statement indignantly. “It isn’t a blind alley. It’s a good clue. We’ve run down practically every other line, and now we may as well try this. Everything points to the belief that ‘the man’ is a scientist of no slight ability.
Chapter 11 of The Man Who Ended War is here in full — 319 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
From this reading “Everything points to the belief that ‘the man’ is a scientist of no slight ability.”
a narrow street with walls on both sides
From this reading ““It isn’t a blind alley.”
a slight indication
From this reading “It’s a good clue.”
in an indignant manner
From this reading “As the horses started up, Dorothy refuted Tom’s statement indignantly.”
almost; nearly
From this reading “We’ve run down practically every other line, and now we may as well try this.”
past form of “refute” — overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
From this reading “As the horses started up, Dorothy refuted Tom’s statement indignantly.”
a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
From this reading “Everything points to the belief that ‘the man’ is a scientist of no slight ability.”
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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a street with only one way in or out
In this reading ““It isn’t a blind alley.”
trace
In this reading “We’ve run down practically every other line, and now we may as well try this.”
get going or set in motion
In this reading “As the horses started up, Dorothy refuted Tom’s statement indignantly.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “It isn’t a blind alley.
the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
From this reading Everything points to the belief that ‘the man’ is a scientist of no slight ability.
a narrow street with walls on both sides
From this reading “It isn’t a blind alley.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We’ve run down practically every other line, and now we may as well try this.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the horses started up, Dorothy refuted Tom’s statement indignantly.
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading Everything points to the belief that ‘the man’ is a scientist of no slight ability.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “It isn’t a blind alley.
a slight indication
From this reading It’s a good clue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the horses started up, Dorothy refuted Tom’s statement indignantly.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading We’ve run down practically every other line, and now we may as well try this.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading We’ve run down practically every other line, and now we may as well try this.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything points to the belief that ‘the man’ is a scientist of no slight ability.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It’s a good clue.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading As the horses started up, Dorothy refuted Tom’s statement indignantly.
in an indignant manner
From this reading As the horses started up, Dorothy refuted Tom’s statement indignantly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everything points to the belief that ‘the man’ is a scientist of no slight ability.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It isn’t a blind alley.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It isn’t a blind alley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s a good clue.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading We’ve run down practically every other line, and now we may as well try this.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Everything points to the belief that ‘the man’ is a scientist of no slight ability.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading We’ve run down practically every other line, and now we may as well try this.
not any; not one
From this reading Everything points to the belief that ‘the man’ is a scientist of no slight ability.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We’ve run down practically every other line, and now we may as well try this.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Everything points to the belief that ‘the man’ is a scientist of no slight ability.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading We’ve run down practically every other line, and now we may as well try this.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Everything points to the belief that ‘the man’ is a scientist of no slight ability.
almost; nearly
From this reading We’ve run down practically every other line, and now we may as well try this.
past form of “refute” — overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
From this reading As the horses started up, Dorothy refuted Tom’s statement indignantly.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading We’ve run down practically every other line, and now we may as well try this.
a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
From this reading Everything points to the belief that ‘the man’ is a scientist of no slight ability.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading Everything points to the belief that ‘the man’ is a scientist of no slight ability.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading As the horses started up, Dorothy refuted Tom’s statement indignantly.
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading As the horses started up, Dorothy refuted Tom’s statement indignantly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Everything points to the belief that ‘the man’ is a scientist of no slight ability.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the horses started up, Dorothy refuted Tom’s statement indignantly.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We’ve run down practically every other line, and now we may as well try this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everything points to the belief that ‘the man’ is a scientist of no slight ability.
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading As the horses started up, Dorothy refuted Tom’s statement indignantly.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading We’ve run down practically every other line, and now we may as well try this.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading As the horses started up, Dorothy refuted Tom’s statement indignantly.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We’ve run down practically every other line, and now we may as well try this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ve run down practically every other line, and now we may as well try this.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading We’ve run down practically every other line, and now we may as well try this.
Chapter 11 of The Man Who Ended War by Hollis Godfrey holds 319 sentences, grouped into 64 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 11 holds 319 sentences of The Man Who Ended War, unabridged, divided into 64 reading sections.
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